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[The Prince and Princess of Wales @KensingtonRoyal]

Three years ago, we set out to take a different approach, to think more carefully about how the Duchy could use its land to create opportunity and support people over the long term, including launching a project here in Cornwall to help tackle homelessness with the right support around it. It’s fantastic to come back at Nansledan and to see that beginning to take shape, and to meet some of the people now calling it home. There’s still more to do, but it’s encouraging to see what’s already possible when you bring together the right people, ideas and ambition. W

[Vfynn_🥷🏼 𐙚 @Vfynn_]

🚨🎙️Thierry Henry on Southampton expelled for spying drama against Middlesbrough:

“I have to be honest, this is a difficult one. Spying on another team’s training is wrong. Full stop. It crosses a line, it undermines the trust that should exist between clubs, and I understand why Middlesbrough are furious and why the EFL felt they had to act strongly. Integrity matters in this game.

At the same time, I find myself questioning whether expulsion from the play-offs is the right punishment. It feels… heavy. Almost like using a sledgehammer when a precise scalpel was needed.

Let’s be clear: this wasn’t match-fixing or doping. It was analysts pushing boundaries for tactical information, something that, sadly, has happened in different forms across the game for years.

Marcelo Bielsa did it openly at Derby and Leeds, admitted it, and people called him a genius, not a criminal. Drones, analysts in trees, whatever, in the modern game with data and marginal gains everywhere, clubs push boundaries.

Southampton admitted it, yes, and they deserve punishment. A heavy fine, points deduction, maybe even a ban for the staff involved. But kicking the entire club out after they earned their place on the pitch? That punishes players, coaches, and fans who had nothing to do with one or two analysts doing something stupid.

What troubles me most is the collateral damage. The players who battled through a tough Championship season after relegation, who went to extra time and scored that late goal to beat Middlesbrough on the pitch, they earned their place in the final through merit.

Now that achievement is being erased because of actions taken by a small number of staff members. That feels disproportionate to me. A significant fine, a points deduction for next season, and sanctions against the individuals responsible, those would be strong, meaningful punishments that address the breach without nullifying an entire season’s competitive work.

Sport has to balance two things: protecting fairness and recognising that human error and ambition sometimes lead people astray. If every rules breach in high-stakes moments leads to rewriting results, we risk turning the disciplinary process into something more powerful than the football itself. I’ve sat in dressing rooms where we prepared meticulously for opponents. Everyone does. The difference is getting caught.

I hope Southampton appeal and that the final decision finds a better equilibrium. Middlesbrough deserve respect, they were wronged but the players of Southampton also deserve not to have their legitimate efforts wiped away. Football is emotional, passionate, and imperfect.

The response to this should reflect wisdom as much as outrage. We need clearer rules going forward so incidents like this become rare, but we must be careful not to let one mistake destroy what was built legitimately on the grass.

[John Mappin @JohnMappin]

I’m a nobody too.

A nobody that has just about had his fill of the somebodies.

And I support Restore. @RestoreBritain_

This is the time of the nobodies.

@RupertLowe10

[Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10]

I am proud to announce local businesswoman Rebecca Shepherd as our Restore Britain candidate for the Makerfield constituency.

Rebecca has spent most of her adult life living and working in the Wigan borough, where she has built and run her own small business. Through that experience, she understands first-hand the pressures facing local businesses and working people across the community.

Like so many residents, Rebecca has seen the growing impact of rising costs, increasing legislation, red tape, and bureaucracy, which continue to make everyday life more challenging for ordinary people trying to work hard, support their families, and stay afloat.

Put simply - she understands what local men and women are going through.

This is the type of person we need in politics. Not career politicians, but genuine people with real life experience.

Rebecca is particularly passionate about improving SEND access and support across the local area. Her interest in SEND-friendly activities comes through the work she does within her Community Interest Company, where she has seen first-hand the importance of opportunities, practical support, and activities for people with additional needs.

Rebecca is standing for Makerfield because she believes local people deserve honest representation, accountability, and someone prepared to fight for the interests of the community rather than their own political careers.

I look forward to campaigning with Rebecca, and putting forward Restore Britain’s positive vision for the Makerfield constituency.

Rupert Lowe,

Restore Britain Leader

Our local priorities:

Safer streets for women and girls - tackling the gangs of foreign men who harass and intimidate local women and girls in Ashton, and elsewhere across the constituency and the Wigan Borough.

Fight reckless overdevelopment in areas including South Hindley, and Winstanley - roads, dentists and GPs must come before responsible house building provided for local families.

Improved SEND support for those in genuine need - we must avoid overdiagnosis, but also provide proper investment to those who need it. Including a constituency-wide investment programme for the improvement and maintenance of children’s playgrounds.

Tackle anti-social behaviour in Ashton and elsewhere - no-nonsense, visible policing to crack down on criminal activity in our towns. Parents too must be held responsible for what their children are inflicting on the community. We say enough is enough.

Restore our high streets - push for free car parking to drive footfall, abolish business rates to reinvigorate our town centres and deliver a full investigation into the explosion of vape shops and Turkish barbers for trading standards/immigration non-compliance.

We are in this to win it.

[CB @cmb1922]

@XLifepad Yes

[CB @cmb1922]

@MichelleDewbs @MaeveHalligan @LiamHalligan Wow

[CB @cmb1922]

@RNN_RoyalNews Perfectly put FROM NOT IN which is the part he doesn’t seem to understand

[aileen B 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @AileenBart60380]

SAY NO TO DIGITAL ID

[Cheryl Grainger 😊 @CherylGrainger4]

Told yesterday of a couple in their 80’s who went to their GP surgery to make an appointment to change her tablets as she has cancer. She was told she couldn’t have an appointment for several weeks. They sat in shock, then a woman who couldn’t speak much English came in to book and was given one the following day.
The gentleman went to complain and was told they get paid £184 to give an appointment to the other lady.
Shocking. 2-tier system.

[Sharron Davies HoL MBE @sharrond62]

They’re all at it!

[According2Taz @according2_taz]

I don’t often comment about Chris Ship as I don’t think much of him, but this whole conversation was wrong. He’s publicly discussed that Prince George is taken to school by his nanny or his parents, that there is no bodyguard in the classroom. Now of course people have seen the odd photos of the school run, but with Chris saying he’s been there, he’s seen the school and knows this for a fact, it adds a credibility to the stories and it’s no longer just speculation. Prince George’s school security arrangements shouldn’t be discussed so openly and I’m honestly disgusted that this was allowed!

[Bernie @Artemisfornow]

Oh it’s brilliant. This is Starmer in 2020

I suggest he watches this on loop

“When you lose an election in a democracy, you deserve to… You don’t look at the electorate and ask them ‘what were you thinking?’ You look at yourself and ask ‘what were we doing?’”

GLORIOUS 🔥

[Matt Le Tissier ✝️ @mattletiss7]

Taxes

OH …UNITED KINGDOM
This is very interesting.
If I give you £1 billion and you stand on a street corner handing out £1 per second, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, you would still not have handed out £1 billion after 31 years!

Now read on. This is true and rather hard to really understand.

The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases.
1. A billion seconds ago, it was 1959.
2. A billion minutes ago, Jesus was alive.
3. A billion hours ago, our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
4. A billion days ago, no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
5. A billion Pounds ago was only 13 hours and 12 minutes, at the rate our present government is spending it.
We are charged:
· Stamp Duty
· Tobacco Tax
· Corporate Income Tax
· Income Tax
· Council Tax
· Unemployment Tax
· Petrol/Diesel Tax
· Inheritance Tax (tax on top of tax)
· Alcohol Tax
· G.S.T.
· Property Tax
· Purchase Property Tax
· Tax on Title Searches
· Tax on Building Inspections
· Tax on supplements
· Taxes on various food items
· Taxes on Dining out
· Tax on all utilities – Phone, hydro, water, waste disposal
· Service charge taxes
· Social Security Tax
· Vehicle License / Registration Tax
· Vehicle Sales Tax
· Workers Compensation Tax
· And now Carbon Tax
AND I’m sure you can think of more...

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 60 years ago, and our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt.
We had the largest middle class in the world. A criminal’s life was uncomfortable. What on earth happened?

[CB @cmb1922]

@Mofoman360 After yesterdays vote I think the whole of the Labour Party are untenable

[A View From Yorkshire @models_by_Russ]

PLEASE READ AND RETWEET

In May, we head to the polls for the local elections — assuming, of course, nobody in Westminster decides a conveniently timed international “situation” is more important than letting the public have their say.

So let’s keep this simple: if you can vote, vote.

And vote like it actually matters — because this time, it does.

Now before the Restore crowd start foaming at the mouth, take a breath. I respect what they’re trying to build, and I’d genuinely like to see figures like Rupert Lowe gain real traction in the future. From what I’ve seen, a lot of his views aren’t a million miles away from where many of us stand.

But politics isn’t about what might happen one day — it’s about what can happen right now.

And right now, they don’t have the numbers.

Reform, for all its flaws, is the only outfit currently in a position to seriously rattle the establishment. Do I agree with everything? No. Do I trust every face involved? Also no. Farage, for me, still has the air of a man who might fumble the moment when it truly counts.

But I’d much rather take that risk than guarantee nothing changes at all.

Because here’s the truth — if the vote splinters, nothing shifts. The same machine rolls on, the same voices dominate, and the same outcomes repeat.

Division is a luxury we can’t afford.

Unity — even if it’s imperfect — is the only way anything changes.

The left has entrenched itself deeply across institutions, influence, and narrative. That doesn’t get undone by wishful thinking or protest votes — it gets undone by numbers.

So if there’s no merger, no alignment, no last-minute miracle before May… then people need to be pragmatic.

Pick the option that can actually move the needle.

Because if we don’t, we’re not sending a message — we’re just handing them another win.

And frankly, Britain deserves better than being the punchline.

[CB @cmb1922]

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[CB @cmb1922]

@ColinSpenc4257 And paraffin heaters

[CB @cmb1922]

@Mishi_2210 2

[MJ🔱 @CrytCoinGuy]

Do you support British farming?

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[🤍𝕁𝕆🤍 @jomickane]

Brilliant performance by The Hawkstone Farmers Choir. They so deserved the Golden buzzer 👏👏🇬🇧🚜 @JeremyClarkson